
Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto
Dell PowerEdge R610 Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V
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• Hardware-assisted virtualization, such as Intel-VT. Figure 4
shows the virtualization feature enabled on our PowerEdge
R610.
Figure 4. Example BIOS configuration for the PowerEdge R610
showing virtualization technology enabled.
Features of Hyper-V
Below, we list some of Hyper-V’s noteworthy features.
• High availability and quick migration. You can couple
virtualization with failover clustering to achieve a highly
available virtualization environment. Then, with just a few
clicks, you can quickly migrate virtual machines from host
to host with almost no downtime.
• Installation on Windows Server core. If you so choose,
you can run Hyper-V over just a core Windows Server 2008
installation. This allows you to incorporate all the flexibility
that virtualization provides while keeping your host OS
footprint small.
• NOTE:
Installing the server core is outside the scope of this
Guide.
• Import/export capabilities. Using the built-in import and
export capabilities, you can easily provision new virtual
machines.
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